the united states has tried to integrate china into the international system. the hard liners have lost touch with reality in a sense. jenna: there is so much happening around the globe. a lot of our attention right now is focused on the middle east. we see some of our top officials, including the president traveling to asia, is that a good move or strategy at this moment? >> that's a good strategy in the sense that we really need to pay much more attention to the periphery around china these countries are asking the u.s. for more leadership. as you point out this is the first time a sitting american president has visited burma and cambodia. you have secretary clinton who is there, defense secretary panetta. the other thing we've got to remember is this is not the only part of the world that needs attention, because while we are looking at asia and that is a really good thing the chinese are trying to take one of our bases in the azors, and if they do that they will be dominant in the atlanta atlantic. jenna: which base is that. >> own an island called tecerra